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***URGENT ACTION ALERT***

ICE Arrests New Sanctuary Movement Mother Outside La Placita Olvera Church in Los Angeles.

This afternoon, Sunday, August 19, Elvira Arellano, mother of a New Sanctuary Movement Family housed in Chicago, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as she left Our Lady Queen of Angels Church at La Placita Olvera in Los Angeles.

Take action now!

1) Call Julie Myers, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement IMMEDIATELY and REPEATEDLY and tell her to immediately release Elvira Arellano and stop tearing apart families!
Phone: (202) 305-2734 at the Office of Detention and Removal Operations.

Also call John Torres at ICE and tell him that you support Elvira Arellano.
Phone: (202) 514-5065
You can also email him at: john.torres@dhs.gov.

Sample Message:
Shame on you for tearing mothers apart from their children!
Shame on you for offering no path to legal status for millions of hard working families!
I stand with Elvira Arellano and the millions like her.  I demand Elvira's immediate release, a moratorium on raids and deportations, and an end to the separation of families!

2) Come out and show your support and solidarity for Elvira and her children! 
Attend a vigil tonight at La Placita Church at 8:00 p.m.
Attend a protest tomorrow, Monday, August 20 at 6:00 p.m. in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles.  Address: 300 N. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA  90012.

For more information, please contact Antonio Bernabe at CHIRLA at (213) 353-1784.